Warning! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Tonight (Tuesday, 26 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (26/5/2026) at 21:41 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 11 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 400 meters above the crater peak (1,725 meters above sea level).
The grey ash column drifted eastward at moderate intensity. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 54 seconds duration.
(Read: Diseases Affecting Sumatra Flood Victims as of 5 December 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 26 May 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 102 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 36-76 second duration.
Additionally, 1 emission earthquake (15 mm amplitude, 38 sec), plus 6 harmonic tremors (2-20 mm amplitude, 30-76 sec) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors: avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northward towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,171 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1,091 eruptions, while Mount Ibu has erupted 789 times.
(Read: Dozens of Jakarta Neighborhood Units Affected by Floods (5 May 2026))
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